economics MCQs – Page 214

Practise multiple-choice questions from economics for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

economics Mcqs
1. the national economy2. profit maximizing under perfect competition and monopoly3. application of economics4. the aggregate demand aggregate supply model5. surplus6. money interest rates and output7. average and total cost8. stabilization adjustment reform and privatization9. risks and diversification efficient market hypothesis10. the phillips curve11. supply and demand12. capital formation investment choice information technology and technical progress13. aggregate supply unemployment and inflation14. elasticity15. comparative gdp16. roots of modern macroeconomics17. production factors18. poverty malnutrition and income inequality19. trade regulations and industrial policies20. monetary union21. exchange rate systems and currency crises22. economic development in historical perspective23. exchange rate determination24. monopoly competition25. the balance of payments26. inflation productivity27. macroeconomic issues and analysis28. employment migration and urbanization29. macroeconomic policy tools30. supply side policies31. exchange rate adjustments and the balance of32. miscellaneous33. taxation34. trade policies for the developing nations35. markets efficiency and the public interest36. the external debt and financial crises37. budget deficits and the trade balance38. alternative theories of the firm39. public goods40. the meaning and measurement of economic development41. characteristics and institutions of developing countries42. agriculture irrigation system of pakistan43. education health and human capital44. economic problems of developing countries45. theories of economic development46. basic of economics47. consumer theory vs real consumers48. applied microeconomics49. long term economic growth50. externality internality51. fiscal and monetary policy52. prices wages taxes53. balance of payments aid and foreign investment54. international factor movements and multinational corporations55. entrepreneurship organization and innovation56. the international economy and globalization57. population and development58. non tariff trade barriers59. foundations of modern trade theory60. global economic development61. market62. rural poverty and agricultural transformation63. regional trading arrangements64. foreign exchange65. introduction to economics66. world economy miscellaneous67. sources of comparative advantage68. natural resources and the environment toward sustainable development69. monopoly70. asymmetric information71. income inequality72. labour market73. tariffs74. development planning and policy making the state and the market75. oligopoly76. industrial development77. costs supply and perfect competition78. human capital79. monetary fiscal and incomes policy and inflation80. stocks
4261. There is inequality among the Siriono of Bolivia in that_________________?
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A. none of the above

B. the families of the best hunters are permitted to hoard food

C. there is a priestly caste

D. the elder females make all the group,s rules

4262. The percentage of men filing divorce petitions is________________?
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A. slightly more than that of women

B. considerably more than that of women

C. equal to that of women

D. less than that of women
4263. The social class(es) least interested in church participation is (are)the_____________?
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A. lower-middle class

B. upper and lower classes

C. none of the above

D. upper-lower class

4264. Taxes may be considered_____________?
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A. withdrawals from the economic flow

B. as not affecting the economic flow

C. additions to the circular flow

D. injections into the economic flow

4265. Social scientists explain the incest taboo as_______________?
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A. all of the above

B. biologically programmed

C. way of reducing family conflict

D. a religious universal

4267. The urban trends resulting from the industrial Revolution include_________________?
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A. reduced family size

B. strengthening primary ties

C. homogeneous population

D. a return to Biblical religions
4268. Which elements are affected by pollution ?
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A. Land

B. all of the above

C. Air

D. Water

4269. The blended or reconstituted family________________?
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A. has its own set of problems

B. only a and b

C. is considered the wave of the future

D. is the best solution to a failing institution

4270. Agriculture in industrial nations is now based on_________________?
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A. many small farmers

B. increase in rural population

C. artificial food production

D. greater productivity of farms because of mechanization
4271. When one culture borrows traits from another culture the borrowing culture tends to be________________?
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A. selective in borrowing

B. gullible and impressionable

C. grateful

D. nonselective in borrowing

4273. The cottage or putting-out system refers to_________________?
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A. a type of architecture popular in Britain

B. The fact that in early industrialization work was done in the home

C. The way young people were put out to go work in factories

D. the housing given factory workers

4274. Population began to increase steadily________________?
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A. with improvements in agriculture technology and medicine

B. in the 17th century when agriculture technology and medicine

C. in the Bronze Age

D. by around the middle of the 18th century
4275. According to the U.S Census Bureau a CMSA is defined as__________________?
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A. any locality with a downtown and suburbs

B. any locality with a population of one million people or more

C. a relatively large dense permanent settlement of heterogeneous individuals

D. an ecological system

4277. Legal-rational authority tends to be characteristic of_________________?
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A. Central A Pakistan society

B. heterogeneous multicultural societies

C. simple agrarian societies

D. homogeneous single-culture societies

4278. The resources each spouse brings to a marriage include________________?
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A. the ability to earn income

B. income

C. all of the above

D. occupational prestige

4279. Which occupational categories received the greatest increase in compensation in the 1990s ?
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A. corporate attorneys

B. Domestic workers

C. Accountants and financial consultants

D. Senior and chief executive
4280. Urbanism is associated with_____________________?
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A. public transportation

B. Gemeinschaft society

C. increase in anomie and alienation

D. extended families